On the night of a lunar eclipse, Xie Wan was marked as the ill-fated lone star.
Growing up in a Taoist temple, Xie Wan returned home to find herself without her parents. She faced external threats from vicious wolves while dealing with younger brothers crying for food.
To make matters worse, her biased grandmother had her heart set on driving Xie Wan out of the residence.
A certain man said, "Enough with the preambles, get to the point!"
"Oh," Xie Wan smiled faintly, "the point is, I've taken a liking to someone. I'll plan step by step, enticing him, using his influence to establish my family's power, and employing his help to uncover the truth."
The man wasn't pleased, "Aren't you supposed to seize the opportunity and take me down?"
Xie Wan replied calmly, "No hurry, no hurry. What's in the bowl won't go cold, even if we wait to eat it later."
The man retorted, "I feel pretty urgent though."
Xie Wan: ...

The Marquis's Daughter Seduced the Prince, and He Can't Resist Anymore

During their meal, Xie Wan and Li Yu sat together just like last time. She would taste something she found delicious and then offer him a bite with her chopsticks. Li Yu accepted every offer, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.


Perhaps because of Li Yu's three-month promise, which sounded more like an assurance, Xie Wan's mood had changed slightly. During the meal, she tentatively asked for the first time, "Do you really think my parents' deaths were just accidents?"


Li Yu looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "You don't think so?"


With her eyes lowered, Xie Wan softly replied, "I'm not sure."


Li Yu regarded her for a moment before saying, "If it's not an accident, it must have involved a wide range of people. Once it's revealed, it would cause turmoil in the court. Currently, the court is stable, and I'm assisting His Majesty with political affairs. It's not appropriate for me to get involved, regardless of whether it's true or not."


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